Abi vs Blathnaid
Abi and Blathnaidcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Abi was ranked #407 and Blathnaid #212 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Abi was ranked #430 and Blathnaid #430 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Abi and Blathnaid over time
Abi and Blathnaid appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Abi held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Blathnaid in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Abi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Blathnaid in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Abi and Blathnaid changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 2003 and 2024, ending at #407 and #212.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Abi #104 in 2005, Blathnaid #186 in 2006.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2001–2017
Abi held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Blathnaid in 6.
Highest recorded here: Abi #104 in 2005, Blathnaid #186 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Abi #430, Blathnaid #430.
Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2003–2024
Abi held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Blathnaid in 5.
Highest recorded here: Abi #78 in 2008, Blathnaid #168 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abi #407, Blathnaid #212.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Abi | Blathnaid |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #212 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abi and Blathnaid both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Abi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #533 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #78 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 2003–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Blathnaid
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #168 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #212 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls